Name: Northern National

Birthplace: Dallas, TX

Currently residing: Dallas, TX

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: Well, Northern National is made up of Michael Kanne, Michael Rossi, & Michael Wilson and our paths are all incredibly different, but basically Wilson (songwriter, producer and guitarist) met Kanne (a pianist and songwriter) through an ex-girlfriend, and Kanne was currently writing and working with Rossi (a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) (Kanne and Rossi met on Facebook) and together they formed Northern National and wrote a bunch of songs and ended up putting ten of them on a record called “Young & in Love” which has an Alternative/Pop/Rock vibe.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

Kanne: Ron Pope, Jon Mclaughlin, Jason Reeves, John Denver, Green River Ordinance, Parachute, Matt Wertz, John Mayer, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Les Miserables

Rossi: Sam Cooke, John Mayer, Allen Stone, Ray LaMontagne, Amos Lee, Jason Mraz

Wilson: Beethoven, Bach, The Beatles, U2, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, Jason Mraz, Andrew Lloyd Weber, Michael Jackson, Billy Joel

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

Kanne: Human – Jon Mclaughlin

Rossi: Shelter – Ray LaMontagne

Wilson: Cats in the Cradle – Harry Chapin

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Kanne: A little bit of love, a little bit of music, a little bit of basketball – all during autumn. That’s a perfect day.

Rossi: Relax and not worry about ANYTHING – oh and hang out with my wife (she made me say that lol) – but seriously, hang out with the wife.

Wilson: Sleep late, hang out with friends, play some music in the evening for people to enjoy, and revel the rest of the night away until we start all over again the next day!

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

Kanne: My passion. I get enthralled and caught up with a person or a moment and I get others excited too. It’s a good and bad thing.

Rossi: My humor. I’m pretty funny. No I’m not going to tell you a joke.

Wilson: My dependability. If I say I’m going to be somewhere or do something, they usually don’t have to worry if

I’m going to flake out on them. This is a great characteristic to have in the music world!

5. What is your most valued material possession?

Kanne: A jar of notes that a loved one wrote me.

Rossi: I don’t really believe in valued possessions.

Wilson: I try not to become too attached to material possessions (I say this as I’m tethered to my Apple devices every moment of the day), but I sure do love my Taylor 914ce guitar made out of Brazilian Rosewood. It’s beautiful and sounds amazing!

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

Kanne: Michael Jordan. I grew up as a huge basketball player and MJ fan.

Rossi: BB King.

Wilson: It will be my wife (cue Michael Buble’s I just “Haven’t Met You Yet”).

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

Kanne: Ft. Collins, Colorado. Growing up I made some of my fondest memories in that city. Would love to visit again.

Rossi: Italy. I spent a short period of time there a while back and have wanted to go back ever since!

Wilson: Hawaii, or any place tropical where I don’t have to worry about cold. Cold is evil! Haha!

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Kanne: Travel more. I’ve never been out of the country – I hope that will change!

Rossi: Play more music! Up until this point its been a hobby, so I am excited to play our songs more and more.

Wilson: I’d like to travel and share these songs, or cowrite more songs with gifted musicians.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

We are going to answer this question as a band, but in ten years from now, we all agree we’d like to be writing songs, playing shows, and spending our down time with each other and our families (God willing).

Name: Jordan Corey

Birthplace: San Jose, CA

Currently residing: Venice, CA

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: When I was a kid I was painfully shy and literally wouldn’t talk to anyone so in third grade my mom forced me to do a musical and I thought for the first time that I had seen heaven all the while I was taking classical piano lessons and absolutely hating it so I eventually threw up my 12-year-old hands and quit only to continue to do musical theater when I was 14 I sat back down at my piano and started writing moody songs and decided that I would MAKE MUSIC FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE then I joined a classic/rock cover band and played oldies all around the bay area for fun-loving people then I turned 18 and went to college at UCSB where I played in a soul/reggae/funk band that rocked the streets of isla vista all the while working on my own side projects – my first record ‘Do Me Wrong’ was released my senior year of college, it was awesome, I got named iHeartRadio Artist to Watch and finally started “making a name for myself” a year later I wrote and recorded my sophomore record, ‘Trilogy’ and raised over $16,000 to do a video project alongside the release I played music video producer for 9 months and at the end of the blood, sweat, and negotiations we had 3 beautiful music videos that are my children today as I sit here writing this ridiculously long stream-of-consciousness sentence I have just completed a track called “The Power” for my friends at Dr Pepper and Complex Magazine it was great fun creating it and I have been so ecstatic as the power spreads its little wings and makes its way into your eardrums I am also finishing up my third record, “All That”, which is set to release SOON and will undoubtedly be a joyous occasion of non-stop live shows, good vibes, and more beautiful people to meet 😉

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

– Most anything touched by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

– Supertramp
– Stevie Nicks
– Heart
– Foreigner
– Neil Young
– Etta James
– Darlene Love
– Alicia Keys (songs in A minor changed my damn life)
– Amy Winehouse (duh)
– Adele (19)
– Sade
– Dan Carey
– Jungle
– Emiliana Torrini
– Tycho
– Blood Orange
– Flying Lotus (his video projects are ridiculous, “Until the Quiet Comes” inspired my “Trilogy” video project)
– Edo Lee
– Ben Kahn
– Chet Faker
– Rhye
– Yumi Zouma
– RAC

I can keep going, but I should probably stop. This list is never-ending, always evolving.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

Many many songs. A couple examples:

The Classics:
– Old Man – Neil Young
– Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
– I Would Rather Be Blind – Etta James
– There is No Greater Love – Amy Winehouse
– The Chain – Fleetwood Mac

Newbies:
– Cavalier – James Vincent McMorrow
– Sweetest Thing – Lulu James
– Open – Rhye
– Youth – Ben Kahn
– Rice Queen – Superhumanoids
– Chosen – Blood Orange
– Feet In The Sand – Rose Wintergreen
– Tookah – Emiliana Torrini

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Living entirely in the present, embracing the unique perfection of each day. (Being the beach with an incredible book wouldn’t hurt either 😉

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

I literally asked two friends:

“Positive outlook on life. A shining light. Seeing everyday as a new opportunity to love, learn, and experience.”

“Ability to help others see the positive in everyday”

5. What is your most valued material possession?

I’ve been trying really hard not to have valued material possessions BUT lets be real, I’m a human…..my books, my juno-G, my cast iron pan, my platform shoes

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I met RAC a couple weeks ago and thought I might explode with nerves. Every time I get nervous to meet people I remember they’re just humans.

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

A secluded island with my closest homies

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Write more, do more, be more. Always.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Making music, spending time with good people, and sipping in the beauty that life gives me each day

Name: Marques Robinson

Birthplace: Juneau, Alaska

Currently residing: Wills Point, Texas

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: I played French Horn in the highschool band and grew tired of the constriction so I started playing more instruments including guitar, bass, drums, piano, trumpet until I had gotten pretty good at the guitar in which I began to record little jams on my macbook and slowly the jams became more and more like songs until I had enough to produce an albums worth of music.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

I love Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, those are my go to artist of the 60’s and 70’s. I also have a massive amount of respect for Joe Satriani for everything he has done. My more current favorite artist are Coheed and Cambria, Incubus, and Arctic Monkeys.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

There are so many, Led Zeppelin’s stairway to heaven was the first song I learned on guitar so that will always stay with me. Right now I just bought Coheed and Cambria’s CD “No World For Tomorrow” and I am wearing that out. I would have to say that the entire CD moves me emotionally for sure.

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Wake up around 9 or 10 in the morning and eat a nice breakfast, then either listen to music or read up on one of my books about a band or musician. Then once I get in mood I set up my recording equipment or go out to my home studio and begin laying down some tracks and getting some ideas out. I would do this until I got hungry, then eat, then do it again. Just constantly engulfing my world with music, what a great day!

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

My friends tell me that they love my Determination and Commitment. When I decide to do something, Im going to do it.

5. What is your most valued material possession?

I would have to say my Signature Eric Clapton Fender Stratocaster is my most valued possession.

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I would be so nervous to meet Coheed and Cambria. They are my main influence at the moment. I would also be nervous to meet any musician from the 60’s and 70’s that got to live through that time period and express themselves through music.

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

Juneau Alaska, I was born there and have only been back once since we moved to Texas. There is so much emotion in that place, I love just being there.

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

I would love to have the opportunity to tour more in the future as my career continues to grow.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

I would like to have moved out and be stable performing musician. In ten years I would like to say that I am a true professional musician who can make a living off the music I create.

Name: Devin “Steezy” William Johnson

Birthplace: Walla Walla, Wa

Currently residing: Kirkland, WA

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: I started on violin when i was 3, played until i picked up cello in addition, played both for a couple years, all while playing in orchestra and having private lessons, picked up guitar around 2 years ago, joined this band (my first), and here i am!

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

I’ve always liked Patrick Watson, Jeff Buckley, Keaton Henson, Manchester Orchestra (favorite of all time), Bon Iver, Pontiak, Grizzly Bear… i also enjoy playing Bach, Elgar, the list goes for too long.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

“Dude looks like a lady…”

-Aerosmith

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Playing guitar in space.

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

my long, luscious locks.

5. What is your most valued material possession?

My Telecaster

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I would be nervous and fan-girling hardcore if I met either Andy Hull or Isaac Brock

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

In space.. DUH

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

play huge shows with ma homiez 4 lyfe dog!

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Supporting myself with music. I dont care about fame, or even being rich, i just want to do what i love and be comfortable.

Name: Andrew Ryan

Birthplace: Seattle, WA

Currently residing: Seattle, WA

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: I’ve been playing in garage and punk bands since before high school, I’ve been grinding the small-time Seattle club scene and have had the chance to play a few big venues with a couple of big name bands, all that work has led me to my current position behind the kit for Gliceryn.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

My musical taste is all over the place, but being a drummer, I like anything that brings the heavy. I’ve been known for my love of 80’s glam metal, so I’m gonna say, that bands like Motley Crue, Def Leppard and Dokken have had a major influence on me, but I love my 90’s So Cal punk rock like Bad Religion, Pennywise, Offspring and Strung Out.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

“It’s better to burn out… than fade away,” -Rock Of Ages / Def Leppard (Although they didn’t do a good job of that haha)

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

This is a tough one because I could have like, a week of perfect days. But let’s say, in my working life, I wake up on a tour bus and Toby (our manager) tells us what city we’re in and what time we have to be at the venue and then Devin and I shred our BMX bikes around the city until we either get arrested or need to be at the show. In my personal life, I wake up in my riding gear and ride my dirt bike until I can’t move haha.
4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

I keeps it real.

5. What is your most valued material possession?

My Kasher lighters haha. No, but seriously, I really appreciate everything I have in my life, but I love my beautiful drum set. And my dirt bike is pretty crispy too.
6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I think the drummer from Strung Out (Jordan Burns) is a really cool dude and I’d probably be pretty geeked out to meet him.

 7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

I’m jut gonna go with the easy answer, and say Riverdale Motocross Track, here in beautiful Washington State.

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Play my drums in front of as many people as possible.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Staring at the backs of George, Devin and Christian, playing in front of way too many people.

Name: George “Young Moolah” Silver

Birthplace: Kirkland, WA

Currently residing: Issaquah, WA

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: I started playing guitar on a crappy half-sized acoustic at age 12, played upright bass in orchestra and jazz band all through middle and high school, became interested in programming drums and mixing and constructed a crude home studio, played in a few bands, played some musical theater gigs, and joined the band i’m currently in.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

Some of my favorite bands from the past and present are Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, Kyuss, and Dream Theater. However, the artists that I like to listen to more recently are Devin Townsend, Periphery, Mastodon, Gojira, and Animals As Leaders.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

The bridge of “Got Me Wrong” by Alice in Chains never fails to make me cry through every pore of my body.

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Blasting Mastodon at full volume, stripping down to nothing but a loincloth, slathering myself in mud, and terrorizing villages.

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

My bass skills.

5. What is your most valued material possession?

My white Fender Stratocaster named “Lily.”

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I was a bit nervous when I met the members of Valient Thorr, but they were nice and they each signed my shirt. I would be extremely nervous to meet John Petrucci, because he is a god and he could kill me with a single note of his mighty guitar.

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

On stage in front of a packed audience.

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Get money.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Flying down the highway in my hoover car.

Name: Ke’Shay Love

Birthplace: Oakland, CA

Currently residing: Oakland, CA

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: Starting singing as a child in the church and as an adult I have become more of and entertainer than just a singer.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

My 2 favorite artist/group is Prince and Cameo, hands down. But, who I feel has had a musical influence on me past to present are: Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Atlantic Starr, Mtume, Rene & Angela, Ashford and Simpson, Mary J Blige, Faith Evans, Guy, Anita Baker, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Ledisi to name a few….

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

Above all, Gospel Music will always move me emotionally.  It touches my soul to hear the word in music.  It’s how I started so it will always be a part of me. I will say if I had to name a song in particular, Father Can You Hear Me, from the Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman Soundtrack, gets me every time, hands down.  Also the new song by Jill Scott, Hear My Call does as well.
3. How would you describe your perfect day?

My perfect day is when I wake up in the morning, first off, then I am productive in someway. Be it accomplishing a goal for myself or assisting someone in accomplishing theirs.

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

That I tell them the truth. I have a lot of people that come to me for advice and I believe that you should be totally up front and truthful with people rather the outcome is good or bad.  I would also have to say that they appreciate that  am very open and sociable.

5. What is your most valued material possession?

I can’t say that I have one.  Material thing come and go, so there is no real value in that. What I value is my well-being, family, and friendships.

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I can’t say I would be nervous to me anyone in particular, but I would be very excited to meet any of my musical influences.  Of all, I would love to meet Tina Turner.

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

On a stage performing in front of a stadium/room full of people.

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Perform… I love being on stage and to be able to do that for the masses is one of my ultimate goals.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Very successful in my craft. For everyone to know who I am both in music and film.

Name: *AUDRA*

Birthplace: New Haven

Currently residing: West Haven

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: I guess my life has always been a long quest for the formation of Chaser Eight. I have been playing music with Pat, lead guitarist, since I was 10 and Billy, bassist, since I was 18, so even though we have been in different projects doing different things it has now always felt like we were doing all of this just to end up in Chaser Eight.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

My favorite band is Pink Floyd, but I also love Stevie Nicks and everything she writes about and does. From the present I would have to say Lana Del Rey.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

Yes. “The Rain Song” by Led Zeppelin moves me every time. And “Sugarplum Fairy and Cavalier Pas de Deux” from The Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky.

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

My perfect day involves beer, my friends, a fire, and my guitar.

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

My loyalty. I’m fiercely loyal to those I love.

5. What is your most valued material possession?

My white Gibson SG. That’s my baby.

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

Freddie Mercury. He’s my idol. I’ve based my whole life around him and his work.

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

Bora Bora. I just want to go where I can see the bottom of the water.

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

I would love to play bigger stages like Mohegan Sun’s Wolf Den or Madison Square Garden. I was born for a big stage and I should be playing them all the time.
9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

I would like to find myself as a full-time, working, successful musician. I would like to be married with kids and living the rock star lifestyle with rock star kids.

Name: Frank Peters

Birthplace: Azores Portugal, Boston Mass

Currently residing: Columbia SC

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: My musical past consists of the honing my craft by working with some of the best videographers, producers and artists in the game like Alex Borisnikin (filmed juicy J and Wiz Khalifa) Big Russ (produced tracks for Webbie) and Keith Robinson (Dream Girls movie). Currently I’m expanding my brand in Film while focused on the music

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

As far as artists it would go BIG, Tupac, Redman, Jay Z.
As far as composers it would be The Dream, Just Blaze, Kanye West and 40
My favorite bands go: Mars Volta, Aerosmith, blink 182 and Red Hot Chili Peppers

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

“Purchased my Range people throwing dirt on my name/ women left me cause they thought I was finished shoulda knew she wasn’t true she came to me when her man caught a sentence”- NAS “One Mic”

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

On a island with pretty women smiling!!!

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

My loyalty

5. What is your most valued material possession?

Rosary beads given to me by a near and dear loved one who passed

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

Nobody really cause I’ve met a lot of people. Never been the star struck kinda guy

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

I’d probably say Amsterdam

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

I know this is vague but I would have to say a ill bit of everything

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Even more successful than I am at this point

Name: Christian Durden

Birthplace: Germany

Currently residing: Seattle

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: I started playing clarinet when i was in 4th grade, moved on to saxophone then trumpet, eventually started playing guitar, joined multiple bands, tried to do some solo projects, recorded way too many shitty songs.

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

Ok, im just going to list a few of the bands ive been listening to recently in no particular order. The used, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Senses Fail, Pearljams first album, The beetles, Sublime, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
But I’m very eclectic so that changes often.

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

The song “Sometimes I just go for it” By the used. Really its a piano composition thrown onto one of their live albums just as an extra track, and was written by their lead singer, Bert mccracken. Every time it hits that part in the middle of the song where he just starts hitting the keys, and its nothing but discord, with no discernible melody, beat, or real music, then the song picks back up faster and more upbeat, that whole part always gives me chills, i couldn’t think of a more perfect song.

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Not night.

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

When im not around haha

5. What is your most valued material possession?

My guitar, I honestly play it everyday and couldn’t imagine life with out it…as cheesy and cliché as that is.

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

I met Buddy Nielsen of senses fail at warped tour one year, and i was nervous as hell when i met him, kinda lost my shit.
7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

I don’t necessarily have a favorite place, but i’d love to wake up in cinque terra in italy, just chillen out by the ocean with my guitar.

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Not be in the past.

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

Playing music.

Name: Steve Rapp

Birthplace: New York

Currently residing: Japan

Musical past and present in one rambling run-on sentence: Music has always been a big part of my life from self-expression to happiness to sadness to whatever the emotion may be it has helped me cope with life’s issues as they arise and provided a release of sorts from the weight of the World my first instrument was a clarinet then on to the bass later on down the line I picked up the acoustic guitar and taught myself how to play that’s when the real creativity of writing my own music came along I can’t even read or write music I just play what’s in my head but I never did anything with the songs until my Daughters birth then I became inspired to start recording so that I could open some doors for her and have a little knowledge about the business I never intended for me to have any success she’s the one to watch at 4 yrs old she can already play piano and drums she makes her own songs and can mimic Whitney Lyman’s voice on I’m Still Here she can also mimic Frozen songs Anywho I have a good amount of my songs left to do as well as a bunch of collaborations lined up I have enough work musically to keep me busy for the next 10 yrs now if only I could figure out how to make money at it 😉

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1. Who are some of your favourite composers, musicians and bands from the past and present?

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Marley, Elvis Costello, The Rolling Stones, Cold War Kids, Rick Ross, Hopsin, Bon Iver, Rage Against the Machine, Led Zeppelin, Too Short, Westside Connection, Neil Young, Chopin, YoYo, Rush, I can keep going all day…

2. Is there a particular song or musical passage that never fails to move you emotionally?

That could be hard to narrow down It’s constantly changing with my moods and I got a lot of them… I am always quoting phrases from songs just in everyday normal conversation, I just thought how annoying that must be to people, sorry. Yeah, so its living, organic, moving, I’d say right now I’ve been stuck on Bob Marley’s 400yrs… 400yrs and it’s the same, the same philosophy, 400yrs and people hiding from reality… Werd!!!!  That moves me emotionally in a sad way, but even as a child I was always most happy when sad, I would have my Mother sing me a Deep Purple song, can’t remember the name right now, as she put me to bed so  that it made me cry to sleep at least that’s what she says… Boy’s Don’t Cry… see..annoying right

3. How would you describe your perfect day?

Just waking up and having my Wife, Daughter and I all sleeping on the floor together then a nice cup of cheap freeze-dried coffee oh how I miss you Stumptown Coffee Seattle, then walking my Daughter to pre-school, working on some music, picking her up from pre-school hanging out with her until my Wife gets home from work and then enjoying dinner while those two babble to each other in Japanese, which I can’t understand It took me a long windy road to figure out how important Family is, I never knew the secret until now and so many people have lost the way and tend to forget that but that’s what Japan has taught me

4. What would your friends say they appreciate the most about you?

When I leave… I don’t have many friends, but I would hope they would say that I am genuinely kind and peaceful I know for sure they would all agree I’m a lunatic.. lol

5. What is your most valued material possession?

I don’t have any material possessions except my clothes and my guitars, so my guitars when I was leaving the USA to come to Japan I tried to bring all 4 of my guitars and keyboard as carry on luggage and then was pissed off when they said no…  lol  Then they were like OK for $US1,000 you can bring them I was like ok cancel my ticket, my poor Wife, so I didn’t go I had to ship them and ended up missing them dearly 😦

6. Who were you, or would you be nervous to meet?

Just about anybody, but I would have to say any one of The Rolling Stones, True Rock Stars I love the film Martin Scorsese did with them. I could really see them up close and personal and man they are legends for sure intimidating but I also would like to think we would have a lot of fun once the formalities were out of the way and I changed my undies you’re not gonna print that last one right changed my sweaty T-shirt that’s better cause I don’t wear undies aah just kidding boxer-briefs

7. If you could blink your eyes and be in a favourite place right now, where would that place be?

Where I am now other than I’d like to build a little add-on space at Yoko’s Parents house, it’s a little more in the country, less people a nice mountain to walk up, great food and lotsa lotsa love, a Family Temple across the street, real actual rice patties like in the movies, the community literally grows all their own fruits and vegetables amazing stuff, I’ve never eaten so much food right from the Earth, where does a guy get a cheeseburger around here

8. Is there something you would like to do more of in the future?

Just continue making music I love working with different Artist’s and kinda of being more behind the scenes than in front. Continuing to spread the message of World peace and love If I can help one child or help one person through music than that’s worth more to me than any amount of money I can make with music because right now we don’t have much but have never been happier

9. Where would you like to find yourself in ten years?

I would say see question 7, I truly feel content where I am in life right now and that’s broke in the country surrounded by people whom I truly love and who love me back equally as much or at least I think that’s what they’re saying does anybody know what baka means??…